--- title: Donald Trump Campaign Plans 'Pittsburgh, Not Paris' Rally description: President Donald Trump's campaign has reportedly announced a "Pittsburgh, not Paris" rally across from the White House on Saturday canonical: https://time.com/4803638/pittsburgh-not-paris-rally-donald-trump-climate-agreement/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-02T19:09:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:54:16.580Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump's Campaign Announces 'Pittsburgh, Not Paris' Rally in D.C. og:description: The mayor of Pittsburgh said his city supports the Paris Agreement og:url: https://time.com/4803638/pittsburgh-not-paris-rally-donald-trump-climate-agreement/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte06e755cba0df6bf/6988cfe00b72e31a616ee12d/donald-trump-paris-agreement-philippines-attack.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: President Donald Trump Makes Statement On Paris Climate Agreement og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump's Campaign Announces 'Pittsburgh, Not Paris' Rally in D.C. twitter:description: The mayor of Pittsburgh said his city supports the Paris Agreement twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte06e755cba0df6bf/6988cfe00b72e31a616ee12d/donald-trump-paris-agreement-philippines-attack.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump's Campaign Announces a 'Pittsburgh, Not Paris' Rally in D.C. > Sponsored content. 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Leaders around the world react to Trump's announcement of the American withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord._ by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Jun 2, 2017 7:09 PM UTC  President Donald Trump announces his decision for the United States to pull out of the Paris climate agreement in the Rose Garden at the White House June 1, 2017 in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump announces his decision for the United States to pull out of the Paris climate agreement in the Rose Garden at the White House June 1, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Jun 2, 2017 7:09 PM UTC President Donald Trump’s campaign has reportedly announced a “Pittsburgh, not Paris” rally across from the White House on Saturday to commemorate the United States’ [withdrawal from the global climate agreement](http://time.com/4802845/how-president-trump-decided-to-exit-the-paris-agreement/). The [rally](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pittsburgh-not-paris-event-support-president-trump-and-his-withdrawal-from-the-paris-accord-tickets-35064000369) is sponsored by the Fairfax County Republican Committee and the Republican Party of Virginia and will kick off at 10 a.m. in Lafayette Square, according to a Trump campaign announcement, [Politico reports.](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/02/trump-climate-change-rally-pittsburgh-not-paris-239071) “As you know, the President has been under siege from the mainstream media and the Democrats, especially now that he put American jobs first by withdrawing from the Paris Accord. Therefore, we are organizing a group to demonstrate our support for President Trump and his fearless leadership,” the invitation reads, according to Politico. On Thursday, Trump announced his intentions to remove the U.S. from the landmark climate accord that has been signed by every country on the planet save for Syria and [Nicaragua](http://time.com/4799844/nicaragua-paris-climate-agreement-countries/). The rally’s name stems from the President’s speech in which he said: “I was elected by voters of Pittsburgh, not Paris. I promised I would exit or renegotiate any deal which fails to serve U.S. interests.” But Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto [doesn’t see eye to eye with Trump’s remarks,](http://time.com/4802340/paris-agreement-pittsburgh-mayor-bill-peduto-donald-trump/) pointing out that the city voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016\. “As the Mayor of Pittsburgh, I can assure you that we will follow the guidelines of the Paris Agreement for our people, our economy & future,” he tweeted Thursday. ## Transcript I spoke to President Trump again last night. I made it clear that the UK would have wanted the United States to stay within the Paris Agreement and that we continue to support the Paris Agreement. My message to you, Mr President, is that, as a public servant, and especially as a president, your first and most important responsibility's to protect the people. We shouldn't have to wait until Mar- a- lago goes under water Before this President starts understanding climate change. Unlike almost every other Western world leader, including Theresa May. He sticks to what he promised he would do, It's called democracy. How is he going to explain to his grandchildren what he did to the air they breathing, assuming they breathe air ?. [ FOREIGN ] [ FOREIGN ] The decision by the United States to withdraw from the Paris agreement on climate change is a major disappointment for global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote international security. 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